False Friends - Taschen Guide

‚I like hiking.‘ Go to 14.
7 While you write the minutes (Protokoll führen) Karen agrees on some days and times to go to the other colleagues to learn about their areas of responsibility and their tasks. You ask Karen
    „Have you a date with Dan, our controller, too? Go to 6.
    This meeting finishes at 11 o'clock. I'll show you to your desk after that.“ Go to 11.
    „After this meeting I'll show you where you can work this week. I'm sure you'll be lucky there.“ Go to 3.
    English around the world
    This TaschenGuide has been written in British English. In the explanations of the false friends there are references to American English terms if they vary from their English counterparts. Here are some useful general points to note:
British English allows the use of ‚s‘ and ‚z‘ in the spelling of some words, such as ‚organise‘ or ‚organize‘. American English uses only ‚z‘.
When you are writing any kind of correspondence on your computer, you can set the regional and language options in your word processing software to British English, American English, Indian English, Canadian English, or whatever you need at the time.
Spelling- and grammar-checking extras also offer you the choice of using different versions of English.
When communicating verbally in English to native speakers, you cannot expect to be corrected by your conversation partner. Even if you ask him or her to correct you, they will probably not do so, either out of politeness, or because they do not want to interrupt the flow of conversation. Watch their faces carefully for signs that they have not understood you, and if in doubt, ask.
Learning false friends is the same as learning new vocabulary, but with the added importance of avoiding bigger misunderstandings.
    Here are some practical tips for helping you to memorize new words and phrases:
    If you see standard phrases in emails from other people that you want to use in your own correspondence, copy the sentences and paste them into a list. When you need them, you can copy them and paste them into your own emails or other documents.
    Write new words and phrases onto sticky notes and put them on your bathroom mirror, your fridge, or a place that you look at frequently – perhaps your car dashboard, as long as it does not obstruct your concentration while driving! You will see the vocabulary again and again when you brush your teeth, are standing at your favourite place in the kitchen or driving to and from work.
    Internet resources
    You can increase your knowledge of false friends by confronting yourself with them often. Here are some websites on which you will find more information about false friends:
    www.business-english.de/false_friends_quiz.html
    provides you with a test of your knowledge of general false friends.
    www.business-english.de/quiz/false_friend_contr/ contains questions specifically for business English.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_friend
    has much more background information about the subject of false friends and deals with other foreign languages, not just German.
    www.englisch-hilfen.de/words/false_friends.htm offers a comprehensive, tabular list of false friends.
    www.bbc.co.uk/languages/yoursay/false_friends/
german/mist_common_false_friends_in_german_
englishgerman.shtml
    This BBC webpage has some amusing contributions from its readers.
    The above-mentioned Internet addresses were correct at the time of going to press. The author is not responsible for the content or availability of these sites.

Die Autorin
Stephanie Shellabear
    ist selbständige Englisch-Trainerin, Übersetzerin und Korrektorin. Nach ihrem Studium der Betriebswirtschaft und Deutsch in Großbritannien war sie zehn Jahre lang im Bereich Finanzen und Rechnungswesen bei einer renommierten Unternehmensberatung in München tätig sowie einige Jahre am Münchener Sitz eines globalen Computer-Herstellers.

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